EDIBLE HISTORY OF HUMANITY

THROUGHOUT HISTORY, FOOD HAS DONE MORE THAN SIMPLY PROVIDE SUSTENANCE. IT HAS ACTED AS A TOOL OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, POLITICAL ORGANIZATION, GEOPOLITICAL COMPETITION, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, MILITARY CONFLICT AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION. IN "AN EDIBLE HISTORY OF HUMANITY" TOM STANDAGE SERVES UP A HUGELY SATISFYING ACCOUNT OF WAYS IN WHICH FOOD HAS, INDIRECTLY, HELPED TO SHAPE AND TRANSFORM SOCIETIES AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS A DAZZLING ACCOUNT OF GASTRONOMIC REVOLUTIONS FROM PRE-HISTORY TO THE PRESENT.